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			Current events for December 24, 2012 <<-Previous day Return to calendar Next day->> Events in space history for 12/24: Apollo 8 astronauts wished Earth a Merry Christmas, reading the story of creation from the Bible on Christmas Eve (1968). First launch of Ariane 3-stage liquid propellant rocket from Guiana Space Center, Korou (1979).